Understanding the MSCR Test and its Use in the PG Asphalt Binder Specification (2 PDHs) Free

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Description
This webinar is presented to provide the participant with an understanding of the multiple-stress creep-recovery (MSCR) test, described in AASHTO TP70, and its use in asphalt binder specifications – particularly as used in AASHTO MP19. The presentation will include the following:

• Background into the Development of the MSCR Test
  • SHRP and post-SHRP Research
  • Relationship Between G*/sin d and Rutting Performance
  • Relationship Between J nr and Rutting Performance
• Performing the MSCR Test
  • Conducting the Test
  • What Are Appropriate Test Temperatures?
• Measurement Parameters: Jnr, Recovery, and Stress Sensitivity
  • How J nr is Used
  • What is Recovery and How is it Used?
  • What is the Stress Sensitivity Ratio?
• Use of the MSCR in Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Specification

The webinar is presented by the Asphalt Institute in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration through DTFH61-08-H-00030.

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Instructor
R. Michael Anderson, P.E.
Director of Research and Laboratory Services Asphalt Institute

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Fees & Registration
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